Cap. 602 Art. 36Establishment and functions of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths). 

(1) There shall be a Director responsible for promoting the development and well-being of minors in alternative care, who shall be known as Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) and who shall be appointed following a public call from amongst persons having at least five years experience in services related to minors and having

 competence in management.

(2) The Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall be an officer of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services and shall exercise his functions through it:

Provided that the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall at all times act in an impartial manner in the exercise of his functions.

(3) There shall also be other officers who shall exercise and perform all such powers, functions and responsibilities as may be delegated or assigned to them by the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths).

(4) In the exercise and performance of the powers, functions and responsibilities delegated or assigned to them as aforesaid, the officers of the Director shall, save as otherwise apparent, have the same powers, functions and responsibilities as are by law imposed on or given to the Director.

(5) In the exercise and performance of their powers, functions and responsibilities, the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) and the officers referred to in sub-article (3) may request the assistance of the Executive Police in accordance with the Police Act, whenever they deem it required.

(6) Repealed by XI.2023.23.

(7) The legal and judicial representation of the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall vest in the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths), who may delegate the exercise of said representation to other officers.

(8) When the circumstances of a specific case require it, all powers given to the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) under this Act may be exercised by the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services.